Robinson, Russell Jr.

Opinion

PD-1268-15

NO. '\

RUSSELL ROBINSON § IN THE COURT OF § RECEIVED IN v. § CRIMnWWo^TOJiMtSpPEALS § THE STATE OF TEXAS S OF TEXAS SEP 24

Pro Se Motion for Extension of Time COURT OF cm To File Petition for Discretionary Review mMNAL appeals ••: SEP 25 20;5 TO THE HONORABLE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS: :> Abe'Acosta,Cierk COMES NOW the Appellant/Petitioner in the above-styled and numbered 0 .* cause and respectfully moves this Honorable Court to extend the time for filing the

Appellant's Petition for Discretionary Review in this cause and in support thereof

would show to the Court the following:

1. The; style and number of this case in the Court of Appeals, is: Russell

Robinson v. The State of Texas, Appeal No. 10-14-00231-CR. B ' • • 2. The style and number of the case in the trial court is: The State of Texas

v. Russell Robinson; Cause No. 38,602-CR; from the 40th Judicial District Court of }'••• ': Ellis County, Texas.

3. The:;Appellant was convicted of the felony offense of Continuous i Violence against the Family, a Third Degree Felony. The indictment contained

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two enhancement paragraphs increasing the range of punishment from 25 to 99 or

life. -q

4. Judgment was entered on July 18, 2014 and punishment was assessed at

99 years confinement in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice—Institutional

Division. X

5. The conviction was affirmed in the Court of Appeals on September 10,

2015. d

ife 6. The deadline for filing the Appellant's Petition for Discretionary Review

in this cause ispctober 10, 2015.

7. An extension of time for a period of sixty (60) days is requested that 'IT would make the due date December 9, 2015.

8. No prior request for an extension of time has been made.

9. The facts relied upon to show good cause for the requested extension is,

as follows: The Appellant/Petitioner was represented by court appointed counsel

during the appeal of this case to the Court of Appeals. The Appellant/Pertioner has i\i

elected to proceed pro se. Therefore, additional time is needed for the

Appellant/Petitioner to either prepare and file the Petition pro se or to seek legal

assistance in filing the Petition.

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respectfully requests that this Honorable Court extend time for filing the Petition

for Discretionary Review in this cause to December 9, 2015.

Respectfully submitted,

^Russell Robinson / TDCJ # 01941253 Mark W. Michael Unit 2664 F.M. 2054 Tennessee Colony, Texas 75886

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

The Appellant/Petitioner hereby certifies that a true and correct copy of the

foregoing Motion has been mailed to the District Attorney, Appellate Division,

Ellis County Courthouse, 109 S. Jackson Street, Waxahachie, Texas 75165, and

mailed via U.S. mail, to the Office of the State Prosecuting Attorney, P.O. Box

12405, Capitol Station, Austin, Texas 78711, on the )*") day of *

/ Kussell Robinson ".

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